People taking garlic supplements acquire significantly fewer colds than people taking a placebo
Garlic has been used for millennia as both a food and medicine. Although most studies of garlic's benefits involve raw or powdered garlic, odourless garlic products now dominate the supplement industry as equally healthy alternatives to their pungent-smelling counterparts. If you are interested [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
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The benefits of odourless Garlic capsules
Posted on August 30, 2011 by healthyjim
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Reducing stress during and after pregnancy can have a direct effect on your children.
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
Women who are stressed while pregnant are more ‘liable to have hyperactive children’ according to research.
Until recently it has been thought that genetics have played the primary influential factor in the development of ADHD but more recent research suggests that antenatal anxiety could contribute to 15% of cases of the behavioural condition. In these cases [...]
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What are antioxidants and why do I need them?
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
In the natural process of our day out body breaks down nutrients, absorbs them and uses them for repair and growth. This happens every minute of every day and is the way in which we survive. However this process, albeit natural, also causes some damage; Free Radical Damage and here is how. Oxidation uses oxygen [...]
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The lowdown on Collagen
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
Your body needs collagen. It makes the connective tissue in our skin, keeping you looking youthful!; the ligaments, cartilage and muscles, keeping us agile; and the bones and teeth giving us structure. In essence it works like glue, supporting, shaping and bulking. Your body is constantly manufacturing collagen to maintain and repair connective tissues lots [...]
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Digestion: The cornerstone of good health.
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
We often don’t think about digestion unless we’re not feeling great or we’ve eaten something that doesn’t seem to agree with us. The usual course of action is to take well known antacids or indigestion tablets to gain relief until the next time it occurs. What we sometimes forget is that the main function of [...]
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Do we really need to take multivitamins?
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
For some time taking a daily multivitamin supplement has been highly recommended for certain target groups such as vegans, vegetarians, those who skip meals or those on restricted diets. However statistics are fast showing that in fact taking a multivitamin should be part of everyone’s daily routine. There are many within the natural health industry [...]
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Can you eat your way to a confident you?
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
Food to boost confidence
It may sound far-fetched to suggest that there are some foods that can boost your confidence and some that can knock it for six but it seems that feeling good about yourself is more than what is on the outside.
I am sure that many of you could reel off plenty of [...]
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Feeling under the weather? There could be a very good reason
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Healthyhilary
We all feel ‘under the weather’ at times, but what does this actually mean? Evidence does show that weather can affect in our health in different ways. Climatotherapy is the idea of recommending different weather conditions for different illnesses. Patients with tuberculosis were traditionally sent to the mountains for the lower levels of water vapour [...]
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Memory aided by supplements
Posted on August 6, 2011 by healthyjim
Adults who take vitamin and mineral supplements for 10 years exhibited better long-term memory skills than those who took placebos, according to a new study.
French researchers followed 4,500 French men and women between the ages of 45 and 60 for eight years, with half the group taking a daily supplement that included vitamins C and [...]
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